Posts in Economics
Wish I'd said that - July 29, 2020

Milton Friedman: … There’s a phrase written on the entrance to one of the social sciences buildings at the University of Chicago, which is the statement … Rose Friedman: If you can’t measure it, measure it anyway. Milton Friedman: Actually, it was: ‘When you cannot measure something, your knowledge is meager and unsatisfying.’”

An Economic Freedom of the World network meeting in 2001, quoted in Fraser Forum May 2002.

Last-minute conference invite

If you’re concerned about good government and Western alienation, please consider joining us in Calgary this Friday and Saturday for the Economic Education Association of Alberta’s 2020 Freedom Conference “Firewall Plus: Alberta’s Options To Get A Fair Deal.”

We know a lot of people aren’t in Alberta or are concerned about traveling and gathering because of COVID-19. If you’re in either category, stay tuned for a virtual registration option. We hope to see you there, in person or on screen.

Wish I'd said that - July 8, 2020

“The measurement of outcomes in higher education is still in the dark ages. There’s still a very strong sense that universities are ultimately measured by the quality of their professoriate and their scholarly output, with relatively less attention paid to the quality of the student experience and the calibre of the learning that goes on. We profile creative and illustrious alumni, and we rub the latest prestigious report or ranking in our hair, but I worry that the actual serious measure of what we’re about is still in its early stages.”

University of Toronto president David Nayor in a Q&A with Kate Fillion in Maclean’s November 13, 2006

Wish I'd said that - July 4, 2020

“All in all, I cannot say enough good things about this candidate or recommend him too highly.”

Another in the “He's an extraordinary man” series of double-edged letter of recommendation phrases that is found in multiple places on the Internet; I do not know the origin.